Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-23
Drone Tracks Down Gunman Who Fired at Police and Hid in the Woods Near Eagle Point Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 23, 2025 Crash location | Courtesy: Eagle Point Police Dept. JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A drone deployed by Eagle Point Police Department located an armed male suspect who abandoned his car on Interstate 5, fleeing on foot down an embankment and into the undergrowth. A Drone Was Used to Avoid a Possible Ambush Law enforcement officers lost sight of the suspect who f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-21
Deschutes County Sheriff Leads Ongoing Search for Missing Pair After River Accident at Dillon Falls News By Diane Megaw On Jul 21, 2025 Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Photo DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon coordinated a multi-agency search and rescue operation after a group of six individuals went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River west of Bend Saturday afternoon. Four were found yesterday, but one had tragically passed away. The search cont
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-23
Public Outcry Grows Over Republican Plan to Sell Off 22 Million Acres of Oregon Public Land News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 23, 2025 Owyhee Canyon Overlook, Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness Study Area | Courtesy: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington The Wilderness Society has come out in a scathing attack of Senate Republicans for their ‘poisonous version’ of a bill calling for the sale of between 200 to 300 million acres of land in 11 states, including Oregon, managed by the Bureau of
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-29
Three Oregon Towns Make National List of Most Envied Lifestyles Thanks to Work-Life Balance and Scenic Charm News Travel & Outdoors By Bernadette Obrien On Jun 29, 2025 Last updated Jun 30, 2025 FILE - Lithia Park & Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland | Photo by Seth Smigelski Ashland in Oregon has been named as offering one of the ‘most envied lifestyles’ in the United States, according to a poll of 3,012 respondents . Two other Oregon locations – Lake Oswego and NorthWest Crossing in Be
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-11
Federal Agents Arrest Honduran Immigrant Dealing Fentanyl in Portland Undercover Operation Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jun 11, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living illegally in Gresham has been sentenced to prison for three years and nine months for distributing fentanyl in and around Portland. Arrest Took Place in a Controlled Buy According to court documents, Borys Rafael Almendarez-Chapas (45) was arrested when investigators conducted a controlled buy of fenta
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-03
Portland Loses Homeless Camp Cleanup Contract After State Fails to Pass Transportation Bill News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 3, 2025 Homeless encampment, Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore. — The failure of Oregon lawmakers to pass legislation to fund the state’s rapidly declining transportation network has claimed its first victim – the $4 million contract paid to Portland City to conduct sweeps of homeless camps on state-owned property within city limits was canceled at the last minute on Monday. This Could
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-01
Grants Pass Moves to High Fire Alert with Crackdown on Sparks, Campfires, and Outdoor Equipment News By Diane Megaw On Jul 1, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Fire & Rescue Fire Marshal has elevated the fire danger level to High (yellow) due to the current extended periods of high temperatures, which have dried out vegetation. The yellow alert starts at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow. Grants Pass Fire Danger Levels Increase The yellow fire danger level requirements may be modified or wai
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-21
Oregon Man Arrested For Throwing Traffic Cones and Boards With Nails Into Traffic on the I-5 News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 21, 2025 The man who threw traffic cones and boards with protruding nails into lanes of traffic on a 1-5 north of the North Failing Street pedestrian bridge on 14 June, and who was believed to have a bomb in his possession, has been booked into the Multnomah Detention Center. He Slashed Vehicle Tires and Threatened Drivers with a Screwdriver Alexander R. Wick (38) o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-19
Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Officer During ICE Protest in Portland Is Released From Custody Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 19, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man, 19-year-old Deni Jungic Wolf, charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer Near the South Portland ICE office on Monday night, appeared in federal court yesterday and was released on conditions. Two nights after chaos erupted near the ICE building in Portland after the No Kings’ rally ended, about 25 pe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-20
Oregon House Backs $800 Million Stadium Plan to Bring Major League Baseball to Portland News Baseball By Diane Megaw On Jun 20, 2025 Bipartisan agreement in the Oregon House of Representatives saw Senate Bill 110 take a step closer to becoming law on Tuesday after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, which seeks to attract a Major League Baseball (MLB) team to Portland’s South Waterfront. Funding Bill For MLB In Portland Passed In House House lawmakers voted 46-6 in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-28
Cliff Fall Turns Fatal at Remote Swimming Spot Outside Ashland News By Diane Megaw On Jun 28, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responding to reports that a man had disappeared into deep water after falling from a cliff on Thursday evening at a swimming hole off of Dead Indian Memorial Road outside Ashland indicated that the man had tragically drowned. JCSO deputies and the county’s Search and Rescue (SAR) responded to recover the remains of the deceased,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-28
Police Investigating Double Homicide Night in Salem After Two Fatal Shootings an Hour Apart Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 28, 2025 SALEM, Ore. — Salem Police officers had a busy night on Tuesday, after two fatal shooting incidents were reported within an hour of each other. Both victims had multiple gunshot wounds. Two Salem Fatal Shootings In One Night Under Investigation Police are investigating two separate overnight fatal shootings related to incidents that occurred overnig
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-28
Springfield Domestic Violence Suspect Found Dead After Woman Escapes and Reports Gunshot Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 28, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield woman, who reported hearing a gunshot from inside her home after fleeing to a neighbor’s house following a domestic violence incident, was later informed that the suspect had died. The incident took place at 11.15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 26, when officers from the Springfield Police Department (SPD) received reports abou
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-28
Oregon Man Gets 12 Years in Prison for Running International THC Candy and Magic Mushroom Ring Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 28, 2025 A 53-year-old career criminal and resident of Salem, found in possession of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He must also forfeit $2 million in assets, the U.S. Attorney’s Oregon District Office announced yesterday. He and a Co-Conspirator Operated a Large-Scale Facility in Oregon Antonio Irving Benjami
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-28
Portland Hotel Worker Wins Case After Border Agent Pointed Gun at Him Over a Clogged Toilet Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 28, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has ruled in favor of a Portland hotel maintenance worker seeking damages after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, wearing a sweatshirt with a ‘hoodie’ over his head, pointed a handgun at his chest when he knocked on the hotel room door in response to a request to unblock a faulty toilet. Damages Will Not Excee
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-28
Recreational Advisory Lifted at Odell Lake in Klamath County but Pets Remain at Risk News By Diane Megaw On Aug 28, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — On Tuesday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) lifted a recreational use advisory placed on Odell Lake in Klamath County earlier this month due to the presence of cyanotoxins, but advised that the lake remains unsafe for dogs. OHA confirmed that toxic cyanotoxins could be present anywhere that blue-green algae grows, or even in clear water. OHA recommends
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-27
Electrical Fire Erupts at Dentist’s Office in Roseburg, Leaving Building Damaged News By Diane Megaw On Aug 27, 2025 Courtesy: Roseburg Fire Dept. ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of smoke billowing from a broken window at a dentist’s office at 2510 NW Edenbower Blvd early yesterday morning, Roseburg Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire and later established that the cause was electrical. Roseburg Investigators Say Dentist’s Office Blaze Was An Accidental Electrical
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-27
Fentanyl Bust in Downtown Portland Leads to Federal Charges Against Three Illegal Immigrants Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 27, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Three Hondurans living illegally in Oregon appeared in federal court on Monday, charged with trafficking more than 83 grams of fentanyl in downtown Portland. All three defendants have been detained pending further court proceedings, and arraignments are scheduled for September 24, 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oreg
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-26
Oregon Inmate Convicted of Murdering His Wife Dies at 77 in State Custody Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 26, 2025 Creator: Robert Crow | Credit: vividcorvid - Fotolia | Copyright: vividcorvid - Fotolia Edward Lawrence Nelson, who was imprisoned in the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) for murdering his wife in a domestic violence incident in 2013, died in a hospital yesterday morning, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC). State Medical Examiner
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-19
Josephine County Sheriff Confirms Death of Young Girl in Cave Junction Dog Attack News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 19, 2025 Last updated Aug 19, 2025 Courtesy: Josephine County Sheriff's Office JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A four-year-old girl was killed by a dog at a home in the 1800 Block of Laurel Road, Cave Junction, at lunchtime on Saturday. The child was pronounced dead on the scene despite efforts by deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, the American Medical response, and the Il